Prof. Oval Pirkey's tenure at Abingdon College was during unsettling times for Christian churche
Christian University, Canton, Mo., as published in an advertisement for the school in 1901, Mexico Ledger. newspapers.com MARY LOU...
Young shoe factory worker suffered traumatic injury
This is Dr. J.N. Baskett's ledger entries for his treatment of Alice Michaels in May and June 1908. Michael's hair was caught in...
A shotgun and locked doors couldn’t stop a couple in love
This is a photo of the Stephen Glascock house, where Porter Bush sent his daughter, Sarah (Sallie) to stay, in an attempt to keep her...
Lucy Barr’s ‘fortune’ was fleeting
At the time of her death, Lucy Barr was living with the La Cossitt Hendren family in Miller Township, Marion County. The house is now...
1893: Startled horses take flight, leading grand charge down Broadway
300 Seventh Street, Hannibal, Mo., was where John Russell – a switchman for the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad - lived. On Nov. 20,...
213 North Main, Hannibal, Mo.: Sidewalk in front of Central Hotel was scene of 1910 fatal stabbing
The building at 213 N. Main Street, Hannibal, once served as the site for the Central Hotel. Hannibal city directories accessed through...
Dr. Toalson’s roots are deep in Mexico, Mo.
This photo of Dr. George F. Toalson is reproduced from the Mexico Ledger May 30, 1975. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY Dr. George F. Toalson, born in...
Temple and Troutman: Two names, etched together in stone for 111 years
This inscription is etched in a manufactured stone just under the soffit on the eastern wall of the Scott’s Chapel United Methodist...
Dr. McCreary made quite a display of style
Dr. S.E. McCreary, as pictured in his advertisement in the Marion County Herald, Palmyra, on Dec. 6, 1900. MARY LOU MONTGOMERY The year...
Mr. Widby was absentminded, but a solid community citizen of Hannibal, Mo., and Pike County, Ill.
John M. Widby walked four blocks in the snow in 1894, in order to have lunch with his wife. He jiggled the door only to find it locked....